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- Various Artists
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- Afro Psych (Journeys Into Psychedelic Africa 1972 - 1977)
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- Africa Seven
- Catalogue Number
- ASVN069
- Release Date
- 12 août 2022
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Press Release
Whilst the continents contribution to the global funk, boogie and disco canon has been well documented for decades, the strong presence of rock and psychedelia in 1970's African music has been a more slowly evolving story over the years.
Pockets of young Africans, turned on by Hendrix, the Doors, Santana and more, started to add heavy guitar riffs to rumbling, ever present funk, and built an afro psych scene that is still turning up gems to this day.
With Lagos an epicenter for the emergent scene, in 1972, local headquartered label Afrodisia was born near to the eye of the storm, and provides many of the tracks on this latest attempt to capture a bit of afro-psych magick.
Iconic Lagos twins The Lijadu Sisters' 'Bayi L'ense' (1977) opens proceedings in LP defining style : the Yoruba vocals, pattering percussion and cooly strutting funk bassline are eventually joined by soaring, scything fuzz guitar, and we're off on a six and half minute head journey.
From there, tempo's and moods shift throughout. The Oriental Brothers International free-wheeling 'Tax Drive' is underpinned by tight playing and insistent grooves; Saxon Lee and the Shadows International combine James Brown style brass with what sounds like long, improv'd hammond sections across the near 10 minutes of 'Mind Your Business'.
Gears are quickly shifted as Warhead Constriction get straight up heavy on Graceful Bird, and Aura easily integrate early synth work outs on Ariya (at about the same time Kraftwerk were starting to hit wider audiences, 1976). Celestin Nyam's 'Mbembe' takes no prisoners, as free jazz sax workouts, horns, hammonds AND squalling Hendrix style guitar riffs all make welcome appearances, before Christie Azumah And The Uppers International, again combine deep funk with hammonds, choppy guitars and insistent vocals on 'Aja Wondo'.
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Bayi L'ense
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Tax Drive
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Bokonor
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Mind Your Business
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Graceful Bird
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Moghie Nu Te Eka Tse Mu
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Ariya
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Mbembe
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Aja Wondo
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Africa Seven
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- Artist
- Various Artists
- ReleaseProduct
- Afro Exotique 2 - Further Adventures In The Leftfield, Africa 1975-87
- Label
- Africa Seven
- Catalogue Number
- ASVN066
- Release Date
- 19 mai 2023
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- Artist
- Various Artists
- ReleaseProduct
- Reggae Africa (Roots & Culture 1972-1988)
- Label
- Africa Seven
- Catalogue Number
- ASVN067
- Release Date
- 29 octobre 2021
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- Artist
- Jo Bisso
- ReleaseProduct
- African Disco Experimentals (1974 to 1978)
- Label
- Africa Seven
- Catalogue Number
- ASVN078
- Release Date
- 13 novembre 2020
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- Artist
- Various Artists
- ReleaseProduct
- Africa Airways Six (Mile High Funk 1974 - 1981)
- Label
- Africa Seven
- Catalogue Number
- ASVN060
- Release Date
- 22 mai 2020
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- Artist
- Various Artists
- ReleaseProduct
- Afro Exotique - Adventures In The Leftfield, Africa 1972-82
- Label
- Africa Seven
- Catalogue Number
- ASVN064
- Release Date
- 6 décembre 2019
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- Artist
- Amara Toure And L'Orchestre Massako
- ReleaseProduct
- The Complete Collection 1973-1976
- Label
- Africa Seven
- Catalogue Number
- ASVN049
- Release Date
- 25 octobre 2019
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- Artist
- Various Artists
- ReleaseProduct
- Return To The Mothers' Garden (More Funky Sounds Of Female Africa 1971 - 1982)
- Label
- Africa Seven
- Catalogue Number
- ASVN044
- Release Date
- 6 septembre 2019
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- Artist
- Various Artists
- ReleaseProduct
- Africa Airways Five (Brace Brace Boogie 1976 - 1982)
- Label
- Africa Seven
- Catalogue Number
- ASVN050
- Release Date
- 15 février 2019
- LP
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